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The Introduction of an Early Maturing Maize (Zea mays) Variety to a Mid-altitude Farming System in Ethiopia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

Asfaw Negassa ,
Benti Tolessa ,
Steven Franzel ,
Gemechu Gedeno  and
Legesse Dadi
Asfaw Negassa
Affiliation:
Bako Research Center, Institute of Agricultural Research, PO Box 3, Bako, Western Shewa, Ethiopia
Benti Tolessa
Affiliation:
Bako Research Center, Institute of Agricultural Research, PO Box 3, Bako, Western Shewa, Ethiopia
Steven Franzel
Affiliation:
Bako Research Center, Institute of Agricultural Research, PO Box 3, Bako, Western Shewa, Ethiopia
Gemechu Gedeno
Affiliation:
Bako Research Center, Institute of Agricultural Research, PO Box 3, Bako, Western Shewa, Ethiopia
Legesse Dadi
Affiliation:
Bako Research Center, Institute of Agricultural Research, PO Box 3, Bako, Western Shewa, Ethiopia
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Summary

A farm survey conducted in Ethiopia in 1986 identified seasonal food shortage as an important problem facing farmers. The researchers proposed the development of an early maturing maize variety to alleviate the problem and by 1988, on-farm trials of a selected variety were initiated. About two-thirds of the farmers retained part of the harvested crop as seed for planting, indicating their strong interest in the variety. Farmer-designed trials were found to be especially effective for obtaining farmers' assessment of the new variety and for monitoring how they incorporated it into the farming system.

Maíl con maduración temprana para Etiopía

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 27 , Issue 4 , October 1991 , pp. 375 - 383
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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